BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, MAHOGANY, BOIS SATINE AND SYCAMORE COMMODE
BY PAUL SORMANI, PARIS, CIRCA 1880
The Sarrancolin marble top above a frieze drawer and two further drawers, the reverse of the central urn mount stamped 'P. S.'
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 456 in. (114.5 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This distinctive commode is based on a series of famous 18th century examples by Charles Topino, (maître 1773). The signature mounts of classical urns on a naturalistic ground can be found on many examples of Topino’s work. For an identical precedent, albeit of smaller dimensions, see the Champalimaud Collection, Christie’s, London, 6-7 July 2005, lot 25.

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